Healthcare Disparities

Preventive Care

Gene Scan Finds Surprising Mutations in Kids With Cancer

21/10/2016 06:00am | 7581 views

More than 8 percent of children with cancer have unsuspected genetic mutations that could run in their families, researchers reported on Wednesday.

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Preventive Care

Smoking Rates Still High In Some Racial Groups

09/09/2016 11:35am | 7527 views

New U.S. government data shows smoking rates declined among most racial and ethnic groups, but not all.

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Hispanic Medical Association Urges Action on Zika, Need for More Latino Docs

02/09/2016 10:33am | 6826 views

Awareness in the United States about the potential hazards of the mosquito-borne Zika virus is sorely lacking, said health professionals who attended the 20th-annual National Hispanic Medical Association conference in Washington, D.C.

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Latinos Face Digital Divide in Health Care

31/08/2016 11:17pm | 13532 views

When considering Latinos, educators often struggle with how to close the achievement gap. That gap is often defined as a disparity in academic success between native English speakers and those for whom Spanish was their first language.

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Mental Health

Roughly Half of Hispanics Have Experienced Discrimination

28/07/2016 10:26am | 6814 views

About half of Hispanics in the U.S. (52%) say they have experienced discrimination or have been treated unfairly because of their race or ethnicity, according to a newly released Pew Research Center survey on race in America.

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